What drives antimicrobial prescribing for companion animals? A mixed-methods study of UK veterinary clinics

Antimicrobial use in companion animals is a largely overlooked contributor to the complex problem of antimicrobial resistance. Humans and companion animals share living spaces and some classes of antimicrobials, including those categorised as Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials (HPCIAs). Veterinary guidelines recommend that these agents are not used as routine first line treatment and their frequent deployment could offer a surrogate measure of ‘inappropriate’ antimicrobial use. Anthropological methods provide a complementary means to understand how medicines use makes sense ‘on-the-ground’ and situated in the broader social context

Medical emergencies in general practice in south-east Queensland: prevalence and practice preparedness

Objective: To determine the type and frequency of emergencies in general practice, and the extent to which general practices are equipped to appropriately respond to emergencies

Electronic Portfolios Enhanced with Learning Analytics at the Workplace

This chapter shows the development of an ePortfolio environment enhanced with learning analytics, to be used at the workplace in medical, veterinary, and teacher education. Evaluation took place by means of a quasi-experimental design regarding the impact of this environment on trainees’ motivation, their assessment experience, and their use. Data gathered in four institutes for medical, veterinary, and teacher education (n = 217) showed that trainees were highly motivated for their internships and positively evaluated the perceived feedback. The use of learning analytics features varied. In general visual feedback by means of a timeline of trainees’ progress was mostly used, while trainees barely used the features with written feedback. It is concluded that the promise of learning analytics connected to ePortfolios can only be fulfilled when developed and implemented through the eyes of the users

Rat trachea, oesophagus and thyroid (Digital SlideBox)

Interactive digital histology image of transverse section through neck of a rat trachea, oesophagus and thyroid.

Bovine placentome (Digital SlideBox)

Interactive histology image of one bovine placentome and uterine wall.

Recombinant DNA

Recombinant DNA provides a methodical overview to gene manipulation and analysis in five chapters. These cover molecular cloning, DNA sequencing by the enzymatic method, the polymerase chain reaction, variable numbers of tandem repeats, and random amplification of polymorphic DNA.

Rabbit Embryo (Digital SlideBox)

Interactive histology image of a rabbit embryo. Longitudinal section at 20 days.

Mouse Tongue (Digital SlideBox)

Interactive digital histology image. Longitudinal section through body and root of tongue including some laryngeal cartilage. Shows serous secretory units in body of tongue and mucous secretory units in root of tongue.